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• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:39:18 -0400
  ...For an automatic this means manually going to a lower gear at the right time-speed to avoid or at least reduce the use...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:55:14 -0400
  ...Fill with new gear lube. And insert fill plug. Bob 1986 Syncro ‘Bullet’ 1991 WESTY ‘Sylvan’ > On Jun 21, 2022, at 23:36, Eric...
• Re: For Sale 1972 Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 08:05:35 -0400
  ...lexigton white with black interior, pop >top with three screens, cot, refrigerator, sink, double bed, child/gear >hammock, rear screen, stool, jump seat and...
• Re: looking at a Vanagon In Topeka, KS w/ auto trans problems
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:19:54 -0400
  ...Shift it through the gears while it is idleing.Over and over shift to P-R-N-2-1-3,OOPs I mean PNDR312...
• Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350/Scrapping Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:40:34 -0500
  ...On 8-Jul-08, at 8:59 AM, Florian Speier wrote: > you know top gear tried to turn a vanagon into a houseboat. I...
• Re: Shocks: KYB or Sachs
  Historical mailing list - PATT
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 00:13:52 -0400
  ...My car would actually top out over big bumps on the way back up from the compression. Felt like a tree landed on the...
• Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:04:59 -0300
  ...The top gears are also similar; the biggest "advantage" is having an extra stop in-between. I never considering limiting camp site selection in...
• Re: Cam #'s
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 May 2016 00:26:23 -0400
  Having either the crank or cam bearing tunnels align bored can also change the gear size requirement. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:07:35 -0600
  ...I still can't find, like, half the gear. >> >> Anyone see the cables I use to connect the solar panels to the >> van? How...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 06:08:22 -0800
  ...After you pop the top you can move most of your gear into it and out of your way. People with small children can...
• Re: ATF leaking into differential; now Governor or torque seal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 3 May 2007 11:50:11 -0400
  ...Also, check the two breathers on top of the AT and final drive. This also gets blocked by road crud and can cause all...
• Re: roof racks for Westy with NO DRILLING
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 21:45:57 -0600
  ...Even the 1A Hi-rise towers, > which barely clear the roof at the top, won't clear the sides of the > top. > > So I...
• Re: O2 sensor transition time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:26:54 -0400
  ...Running up a slight upgrade in top gear at about 3400 rpm/60 mph I counted about 260 transitions per minute. -- David Beierl - Providence...
• FS: 1974 HighTop Camper (Fla) 5.850.00 obo
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Murray
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 21:59:04 +0000
  ...fold down rear seat. Top is standing headroom (6' plus) with storage forward and an additional bunk aft. A gear driven vent window is...
• Re: [WetWesties] Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:55:10 -0400
  ...Note that the low speeds were uphill and usually in a lower gear. Overall average was 20.56 mpg for 4894.4 miles. Three...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:59:33 -0500
  Oh what fun! Did you actually swap the complete pump assemblies or just the gears? The main wear part of the pump is the...
• Regarding '81 Diesel errant temperature and thermostats.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:38:42 -0400
  In addition to the advice already given on the topic (Bleed system, check rad fan etc) I can add that not all thermostats are...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:31:49 -0500
  ...THe five speed .457 SA gear box matches up well with the RPM band of the modified WBX... You can build the WBX to...
• Re: Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:37:32 -0400
  ...rant... > > Anyway, under the floor, the shift linkage of the 5sp gearbox has a > > spring loaded plunger to allow the lever to come way...
• Re: When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:23:43 -0400
  ...I'd be driving down a really long hill with the van in gear, and at the top, I'd be happy about the...
• Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:07:41 -0400
  ...Us a 90W or equivalent gear oil GL5 rated. To fill, there is enough room to use the sqeeze top on the gear oil...
• MN VW show report
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 21:01:49 -0500
  ...was an '84 with a whole bunch of radio gear and solar panels on top, the GL was a 7 passenger and the last...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:12:09 -0400
  ...you do spend the extra money to get all the AC gear to get it pushing air conditioned air (compressor, evaporator, etc.) Chris On...
• Definitely a SYNCRO Westfalia, Pop-top Camper, 1989, for sale. (how's that!)
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Neumann
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 21:22:10 -0800
  ...Pop-top Camper, 1989, for sale. 4WD (ALL WHEEL DRIVE), Very Clean & Excellent Condition inside and out; 5 spd with creeper-low gear, with...
• Re: Intermittent speedometer failure
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:17:18 -0400
  ...for a plastic gear not quite lined up anymore - I've had a VW odometer stop working because a tiny gear had slid along...
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:39:10 -0700
  ...I still can't find, like, half the gear. >> >> Anyone see the cables I use to connect the solar panels to the >> van? How...
• Re: a vanagon trailer??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:29:24 -0600
  ...folks w/ lots of gear, etc. & how to save $$ on gas, etc. w/ a trailer instead of roof top racks: http://www.sltrib.com...
• Re: AUTO TRANS
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 09:59:10 -0800
  ...there know this info off the top of your heads. One, what is the quantity of gear oil held in an '85 automatic final...
• Re: Tiico into Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 08:47:28 +0000
  ...and across the bald windy prairie of Alberta (van loaded to the gills and with canoe on top) noted the following: >1982 Westy, I4...
• Re: Cam #'s
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 17 May 2016 12:44:05 -1000
  ...this relates to the size of the gear .. or how much it engages with the gear on the cranshaft that drives it. Pretty sure...
• Re: engine conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 16:24:26 -0400
  ...Driving > in hilly BC with a TDI is a joy - basically leave it in 4th gear and drive - > you can conquer almost any hill...
• Re: Will whoever left the fridge door open....
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:01:48 -0800
  ...Now the power steering pump gets into the act and growls as the engine speed picks up.� Synthetic gear lube helps get it into...
• Re: Mr Heater
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:47:25 -0800
  ...then boiling that pot of coffee and whipping up a stove > top dinner with open flames a-blazing is going to cause some breathing...
• Re: Roof Racks, Space Boxes and Westys
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 11:53:25 +0200
  ...With a little bit less gear on top (boat, no bag of paddles) I could lift it myself sort of. I'd get the...
• Re: Fuse for light for gear identification?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 07:17:41 -0500
  ...Fuse for light for gear identification? >>Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 12:47:56 -0600 >> >> > The light that shows whether I'm in park...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 18:48:42 -0800
  ...Though with the new engine, you should hopefully not be losing coolant or need to be topping up often. A flash light would allow...
• FS 84 GL
  Historical mailing list - jack
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:10:31 -0400
  ...smelly gas tank when full to the top. The engine and the rest of the running gear are running great and it should be...
• A general transmission question...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:19:31 -0700
  For the elder statesmen, intellectually endowed, or anyone who has the 411 on this topic: How come (and why is it) that the water...
• Re: air cooled 4th gear pick up
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Christensen
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:28:57 -0400
  ...can get it even on a slight dowhill grade 53 is tops. > > Jennifer, I have a '81. ndependent of the goodness of the engine...
• [T2] 1981 fuel related FI problem
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:14:09 -0400
  ...seemed to start to accelerate a little..............got to the top in 1st gear 15 mph. Got to exit 22, called a friend and...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:39:41 -0800
  ...Normally in a Vanagon you get up good speed in top gear ..like 70 .....hold that as long as you can and when you...
• Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 06:17:19 -0400
  ...A couple of weeks ago I pulled the entire shifter mechanism > out of the vehicle, (that's the gear shift lever and the bearings...
• Re: secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:51:46 -0500
  I have an AdventureWagen top now, but when I had my westy top I often put items behind the shorter folded back cushion. If...
• power loss '81
  Historical mailing list - bill
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 22:49:25 -0700
  ...I had to shift into 2d on medium hills (auto), and top speed was about 45 on the level. The problem worsened. Before long...
• Reverse running transaxles, flippin this, flippin that...
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 23:10:56 -0500
  ...The vent is also on top, so that would have to be plugged and a new vent cut on the underside. Then you still...
• questions putting in turbo diesel
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:57:05 -0400
  ...Actually it gushes out even if the top is on, it just does it through the hole for the dipstick. For those of you...
• Re: Differences between Passenger and Camper Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 15:01:48 -0700
  So you're telling me that a 118hp TIICO motor in an overweight, top-heavy, rolling brick, will out pull and out handle a...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:30:44 -0600
  ...There's very little vertical height between the top of the gas tank in our beloved vans and the evaporation control tanks and gear...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:29:19 -0800
  ...I can only shift into those gears with > engine off. Dunno about the other gears. Can overheating smoke the synchros? > I am going to...
• Clutch specs???
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 13:20:59 -0400
  ...3 rods went through the top of the case when the owner inadvertently left it in a low gear while towing. I have a...
• 84 automatic trans reseal
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:50:23 -0600
  ...Sure enough, the axle section was being depleted of gear lube, symptomatic of the seals leaking. As a band-aid, because I had to...
• Re: Perfect weather for Winter Camping!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:21:49 -0500
  To help stay warm in the winter I used lightweight tent sleeping mats to help insulate the pop top canvas with reasonable results. My...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:09:24 -0700
  ...Perhaps some of those 20+ year old cores are getting a bit tired? If you know your battery and wiring are tip top I...
• Update on the New Engine Timing Issue....And finally idle problem solved.
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:38:41 -0400
  ...the engine set at top dead center for the number one cylinder. I did based upon the distributor drive gear. But when i had...
• re: Bike carriers
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Manager
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 15:04:54 PDT
  I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to fit a Yakima bike carrier on top of my 90 Westfalia. I...
• bike rack stuff
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth W. Wyatt
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 18:33:24 -0400
  ...I use the top mounts to carry the canoe or when i am camping or doing shuttles I can put the bikes up top...
• Re: transmission, final drive oil level
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:54:20 -0500
  ...When I used Royal Purple > gear > oil, the container comes with the 'pointy" top and was easily emptied w/o > spilling a drop from...
• 1986 Syncro Westfalia for sale - $2000 Canadian
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:18:02 -0800
  ...The camping gear and pop top look to be all in good condition. There is a little over 400.000km / 250.000 miles on...
• automatic mystery and solution
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:34:48 -0500
  ...The tranny started behaving very odd with erratic shifts, and sometimes delays before going into gear. Pop had it towed to the mechanic as...
• Re: [T2] Bus Drift
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:44:48 -0400
  ...72 westy with a 914 engine in it, where the top of > third gear was a very peppy 55MPH. I could get it completely...